(Please forgive the terrible photography. The lighting was bad! I couldn't find the right angle! My batteries were almost dead! I hadn't slept in a month! ...Alright, I have no excuse.)It's a little tough to see in this photograph, but the wallpaper had a very fine, pink floral print on it. (click to enlarge, if you please)
Here is the Sherry Room now:
(Yup, photography is still bad. Told you I didn't have an excuse.)
What a difference! The red is striking, vibrant, lively, and absolutely gorgeous. And you know what else?
That's right, it's totally VOC*** free. In fact, after the paint was applied I asked our painting crew how they liked it. You can't even imagine how excited I was when they said that not only did it go on well, but it dried quickly and it didn't make them loopy at all. Hooray!
The funniest and most memorable thing about this paint (in my opinion) was how instead of the room having that "paint" smell for days afterward, it only had the slightest scent of vinegar for about 24 hours. Vinegar! How odd is that?
So because the paint is good for the environment, worked well, looks great, and didn't stink up the Inn for a month, we'll be using No-VOC paints for all of our paint projects from now on. Hooray!
With Love,
~Brande N.
***As much as I hate to use Wikipedia as a source, in this case it's the best choice because it's the most concise and it's references are pretty reputable. Here are a few more useful links:
About VOCs and Indoor Air Quality - Via Treehugger
About Indoor Air Quality - Via the Environmental Protection Agency
Where to find affordable low or no VOC paint - Via Treehugger
Feel free to Google "Volatile Organic Compounds" if you want to know more.
Here is the Sherry Room now:
(Yup, photography is still bad. Told you I didn't have an excuse.)What a difference! The red is striking, vibrant, lively, and absolutely gorgeous. And you know what else?
That's right, it's totally VOC*** free. In fact, after the paint was applied I asked our painting crew how they liked it. You can't even imagine how excited I was when they said that not only did it go on well, but it dried quickly and it didn't make them loopy at all. Hooray!The funniest and most memorable thing about this paint (in my opinion) was how instead of the room having that "paint" smell for days afterward, it only had the slightest scent of vinegar for about 24 hours. Vinegar! How odd is that?
So because the paint is good for the environment, worked well, looks great, and didn't stink up the Inn for a month, we'll be using No-VOC paints for all of our paint projects from now on. Hooray!
With Love,
~Brande N.
***As much as I hate to use Wikipedia as a source, in this case it's the best choice because it's the most concise and it's references are pretty reputable. Here are a few more useful links:
About VOCs and Indoor Air Quality - Via Treehugger
About Indoor Air Quality - Via the Environmental Protection Agency
Where to find affordable low or no VOC paint - Via Treehugger
Feel free to Google "Volatile Organic Compounds" if you want to know more.
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